Lunch & Learn

Group Experiences: Farm to Table

Gather a few friends, colleagues, or kindred spirits and treat yourselves to a day that feeds both body and mind. Our Lunch & Learn is an intimate, private experience for up to 12 guests, set at our working micro-farm in Hamptonville.

Your group chooses the focus. Explore the fascinating world of functional mushrooms on a guided farm tour, where you’ll see how we grow them, learn why they’ve been treasured for centuries, and discover how they find their way into our teas, extracts, and apothecary. Or select any class from our lecture series, from Banking Jing and Natural Remedies for Aging Skin to Self-Care for Pain Management or the Medical Application of Essential Oils with Dr. Browne.

Choose from Classes, Workshops, and Lectures (linked here)

Then settle in around the table for a leisurely farm-inspired lunch inside a greenhouse surrounded by herbs and flowers. Featuring the flavors of the season and the mushrooms we grow right here, you can expect real plates and flatware and a buffet-style meal with something for everyone to choose from. It’s a chance to slow down, ask questions, share conversation, and savor a day that’s hard to find in a busy week.

Perfect for birthdays, women’s circles, garden clubs, wellness groups, church groups, staff appreciation, or simply a long-overdue day with friends.

Private experience for up to 6-12 participants, paired with a seasonal farm lunch.

Cost:

Classes/Lectures+farm to table lunch starting at $75 per person (12 participants)

Workshops = lunch starting at $145 per person (6 participants-make and take goods valued at $120)

Scheduling: Available Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday, 10:00 AM-1 PM (The store is open for making purchases after lunch). Dates available to reserve beginning in September 2027. Limited availability-Groups typically book ahead at least 3-6 months. Contact us to schedule (linked here)

Lunch Theme Options

Pick a theme for your fun day.

Menus shown are examples — dishes and ingredients vary with what's available from our garden and freshest at the market each season.

Mediterranean  —  Recommended

Bright, herb-kissed dishes

  • Golden Browned Chicken Thighs — crisped and seasoned with Mediterranean herbs
  • Roasted Vegetables — a medley of market vegetables roasted to caramelized perfection
  • Greek Salad — cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and creamy feta
  • Pasta Salad — a chilled, herb-tossed pasta salad with a balsamic dressing
  • Greek Potatoes — lemon-and-oregano roasted potatoes, tender inside and golden out
  • Mezze Platter with Tzatziki — hummus, pita, olives, and cool cucumber-yogurt tzatziki
  • Fresh Baked Bread — warm and pillowy, perfect for scooping

Italian

Rustic, comforting, and made for a crowd

  • Baked Lasagna — layers of tender pasta, slow-simmered marinara, and three cheeses baked to bubbling perfection
  • Sausage, Peppers & Onions — sweet Italian sausage seared golden with rainbow peppers and caramelized onions
  • Creamy Mushroom Risotto — slow-stirred arborio rice, wild mushrooms, and a whisper of parmesan
  • Garden Salad — crisp seasonal greens, cherry tomatoes, and a light herb vinaigrette
  • Antipasto Platter — cured meats, marinated olives, and fresh mozzarella for grazing
  • Fresh Baked Bread — warm, crusty loaves straight from the oven

Southern Comfort

Down-home cooking, second-helping guaranteed

  • Chicken & Dumplings — slow-simmered chicken in a rich, savory broth with pillowy dumplings
  • Baked Mac & Cheese — a golden, bubbling blend of creamy cheeses
  • Homestyle Meatloaf — hearty and tender, finished with a savory glaze
  • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy — buttery whipped potatoes with rich, savory gravy
  • Collard Greens — slow-braised and full of Southern soul
  • Black-Eyed Peas — simmered low and slow for good luck and great flavor
  • Cornbread — sweet, golden, and baked fresh
  • Pimento Cheese & Crackers — a creamy, tangy Southern classic for grazing

Baked Potato Bar

An interactive, build-your-own comfort classic

  • Oven-Baked Potatoes — fluffy and hot, ready for all the fixings
  • Toppings Bar — sour cream, butter, green onions, crispy bacon, and hearty chili
  • Roasted Broccoli — lightly charred and seasoned
  • Three Homemade Soups — a rotating trio of seasonal, made-from-scratch soups
  • Homemade Bread — warm, fresh-baked loaves
  • Garden Salad — crisp greens with seasonal vegetables

Indian

Warmly spiced dishes rich with slow-cooked flavor

  • Butter Chicken Curry — tender chicken simmered in a velvety, spiced tomato-butter sauce
  • Palak Paneer — soft paneer cheese in a silky, spiced spinach sauce
  • Basmati Rice — light, fragrant, and perfectly fluffed
  • Lentil Masala — hearty lentils simmered with warming spices
  • Cucumber Yogurt — cool and refreshing, a perfect balance to the spice
  • Cabbage Salad — crisp and lightly tangy
  • Aloo Gobi | Cauliflower with Potatoes — a fragrant, dry-spiced sauté of cauliflower and potatoes
  • Naan Bread — soft, pillowy, and baked to order

Brunch

From May 15 to September 15, we recommend an earlier Brunch & Learn, as it can get uncomfortably warm as the day goes on.

Southern Farmhouse Brunch

Comfort food, straight from Grandma’s kitchen

  • Breakfast Casserole — farm eggs, sausage, peppers, and sharp cheddar baked golden and bubbling
  • Cheese Grits — slow-cooked stone-ground grits, creamy and rich
  • Hash Brown Potatoes — crisp, golden, and seasoned with a touch of onion
  • Seasonal Fruit Salad — the freshest fruit of the market, lightly tossed with mint
  • Mushroom Koffee & Mushroom-Herbal Tea — our own farm blends, hot and ready to sip

Garden & Mushroom Brunch

Fresh, earthy, and featuring the mushrooms we grow right here

  • Mushroom & Herb Frittata — farm eggs, sautéed mushrooms, fresh herbs, and goat cheese, baked until puffed and golden
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes — crisp-edged and fragrant with garden herbs
  • Spring Greens Salad — tender greens, shaved radish, and a bright lemon vinaigrette
  • Yogurt Parfait Bar — creamy yogurt with honey, house granola, and seasonal berries
  • Mushroom Koffee & Mushroom-Herbal Tea — our own farm blends, hot and ready to sip

Note: These menus are examples of meals we love to serve. Actual ingredients and dishes will vary with seasonal market availability.

We're happy to accommodate vegetarian palates; unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate vegan diets.

We cannot accommodate guests with food allergies or food intolerances

Make It a Getaway

Traveling more than an hour to join us? Turn your Lunch & Learn into a wine country retreat.

Some days are too good to end at lunch. If your group is coming from farther afield, why not linger in the Yadkin Valley and make a real escape of it?

Stay creekside at Frog Holler Cabins
Just a short drive from the farm in Elkin, Frog Holler is a peaceful wooded retreat wrapped by Big Elkin Creek. Each private one-bedroom cabin comes with a gas fireplace, a full kitchen, and its own hot tub on the deck. Fall asleep to the sound of the falls, wake up to coffee by the water, and stroll the walking trails before heading our way. With five cabins on the property, it’s an easy fit for a small group traveling together.

Sip your way through the Swan Creek wine region
Swan Creek Farm sits in the heart of the Swan Creek wine region, and some of North Carolina’s loveliest vineyards are right down the road. Don’t miss Castello Barone Vineyards in Ronda, a family-owned boutique winery with estate-grown, hand-harvested wines served in a relaxed, unhurried tasting room. Their award-winning sparkling rosé is a fitting toast to a day well spent.

Want to leave the driving to someone else? Frog Holler also offers private, pre-arranged wine tours of the area’s vineyards, with group discounts available.

A perfect itinerary

  • Day 1: Arrive at Frog Holler, settle in, and unwind in the hot tub
  • Day 2: Lunch & Learn at Swan Creek Farm, shop our store, then spend the afternoon at Castello Barone
  • Day 3: Coffee by the creek, one last vineyard stop, and home again, refreshed

Lodging and winery visits are booked separately and directly with each business. Frog Holler cabins and wine tours are for guests 21 and over.

Book your stay at Frog Holler Cabins | Visit Castello Barone Vineyards

A Favorite Day Trip for Women’s Groups, Garden Clubs and Church Ministries

Women’s groups, garden clubs, women’s circles, and church women’s ministries from Greensboro, Lake Norman, Charlotte, Lewisville, High Point, Hickory, and Blowing Rock make a day outing to Swan Creek Farm in Hamptonville, North Carolina, for our private Lunch & Learn. Nestled in the heart of the Yadkin Valley’s Swan Creek wine region, our working functional mushroom farm hosts small groups of 6 to 12 guests for a guided mushroom farm tour or a wellness class from our lecture series, followed by a leisurely seasonal farm-to-table lunch featuring mushrooms grown right here. Choose a Mediterranean, Italian, Southern Comfort, Indian, or baked potato bar theme, or a Southern farmhouse brunch during the warmer months. After lunch, browse our farm store for mushroom teas, Mushroom Koffee, double extracts, and apothecary goods. Whether you’re planning a garden club field trip, a women’s ministry retreat day, a Bible study fellowship outing, or a birthday celebration with friends, Swan Creek Farm is an easy drive from the Triad, Charlotte, and the High Country and makes a memorable group outing in Western North Carolina.